Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Where Or When on piano
- C minor
- 2/2
- 82 BPM
- 1937
- Medium
Learn Where Or When in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7
Where Or When sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ebmaj7 is Eb, G, Bb and D; Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIIIEbmaj7IIImaj7Ebmaj7IIImaj7Fm7iv7- EbEb · G · Bb
- Ebmaj7Eb · G · Bb · D
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 82 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: C – G7 – C
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about Where Or When
What chords are in Where Or When?
The loop is Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 (III – IIImaj7 – iv7 – III) in C minor, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Where Or When in?
C minor, at about 82 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Where Or When?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Where Or When easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Where Or When?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.